Kokoro, by Natsume Sōseki, is a well-loved classic of Japanese literature. Edwin
McClellan translated this novel into English in 1957. Though this translation is easy to
read, it is not a perfect translation in the sense ...

This paper will investigate a toxicologically relevant mixture interaction between the antihistamine diphenhydramine and the OP diazinon in a cladoceran model, D. magna. OPs function by irreversibly inhibiting AChE, the ...

During their own lifetime, Horace and Vergil were Rome’s two most
celebrated living poets, and history relates that they were also friends.
Unfortunately, little is known of their friendship, and few avenues exist by
which ...

Mary, the Mother of God, is offered in Scripture as a model of prayer after which contemplatives may shape their own prayers. This thesis exegetes Scripture passages involving Mary, and enters into dialogue with numerous ...

The allegory of the cave from Plato's Republic is one of the most famous and influential ideas from ancient philosophy. In my thesis, a fictional narrative, I have created a fantasy story that examines the theme of ...

This thesis examines the ways Christians might view and interact with daily bread differently than those operating under secular modern frameworks. In it, I examine certain Christian liturgical practices of fasting and ...

In order to maximize the number of infants weighing in the birthweight range associated with the lowest amount of morbidity and mortality (2,500-4,000 grams) the complex interactions between the anthropometric, social, and ...

Despite detrimental effects on both individual and societal development, studies show socially-shared superstitious thoughts and behaviors continue to be reinforced by supraliminal and subliminal environmental cues. The ...

After several decades of development, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are now exerting a more significant impact on healthcare practices than ever before. Although most of the reasons for implementing EMRs focus on ...

As the number of Jewish Holocaust survivors continues to decline, we must find new
ways to capture their hardships, memories, and legacies. Artistic images and dramatic
representations possess the ability to meet this ...

My thesis explores the ways in which C.S. Lewis uses his love for and knowledge of medieval literature in the writing of his science fiction trilogy. I examine and define the medieval intertextual tradition that C.S. Lewis ...

What can modern philosophers of time learn from the fictional works of C.S. Lewis? In this thesis I demonstrate that Lewis’s conception of time as exemplified throughout his works, but particularly in the Chronicles of ...

Society puts a lot of pressure on its members, much of which the members of
society do not even consciously realize is being placed upon them. There is
simultaneously pressure to conform to the things society deems ...

Colonias residents the United States-Mexico border are medically underserved with disproportionate rates of diabetes and other obesity-related diseases. Although physical activity (PA) plays a role in preventing such ...

In contemporary research on spiritual healing, the traditional way to view healing is as occurring either because of naturalistic means (i.e., explainable by the popular scientific method and by reference to existing ...

Today, discussions about politics look more like battle than thoughtful
conversations aimed at working toward the common good. My thesis is an effort to
imagine what a more healthy political discourse might look like. ...

While the character of Milton’s republicanism has been the subject of long debate, this study focuses on Milton’s privileging of wisdom as the characteristic which makes rulers fittest to govern and subjects most deserving ...

Anonymous is a decentralized activist collective that has evolved using the technology of the information age. This paper traces its origins as a way of contextualizing and better understanding its actions. The groups ...